Employer demand for workers has bucked the trend of the
normal summer slump and stayed
steady
According to the data collected by the Reed
job index there are now a fifth more jobs than twelve months ago.
New job numbers have increased by up to 22% from when the index
began in December 2009 according to the report from over 8,000
organisations. Yet salaries for these jobs fell by 2% in August
compared to July.
Salaries for jobs are now lower than in
December 2009 with a 3% drop. The demand for new jobs dropped
across such sectors as financial services and manufacturing. Public
sector jobs are still finding it hard to recover with demand
dropping back down to half its original value from when the index
began.
Martin Warnes, MD of Reed.co.uk, said: "Even
though the jobs market is flat, our figures indicate that there are
a fifth more new jobs available now than there were 12 months ago.
Employers are able to attract the people they need and are
investing in the future with skilled staff such as qualified
accountants, purchasing professionals and marketers.”
Sadly for graduates they are only expected to
see an increase of 9.4% in graduate vacancies as many businesses remain
cautious. Three fifths of employers however are expecting to
recruit more graduates in 2011 and aim to maintain their level of
graduate intake for 2010.
Employers have the pick of the bunch however,
and this means that many employers are taking the more experience
graduates and workers as they require less training.
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